[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We grew up Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.00,0:00:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interacting with the physical\Nobjects around us. Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.00,0:00:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are an enormous number of them\Nthat we use every day. Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.29,0:00:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike most of our computing devices, Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these objects are much more fun to use. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.92,0:00:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you talk about objects, Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.00,0:00:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one other thing automatically\Ncomes attached to that thing, Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.00,0:00:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is gestures: Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we manipulate these objects, Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.00,0:00:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we use these objects in everyday life. Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.00,0:00:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use gestures not only to interact\Nwith these objects, Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.00,0:00:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we also use them\Nto interact with each other. Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.31,0:00:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A gesture of "Namaste!",\Nmaybe, to respect someone, or maybe, Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.00,0:00:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in India I don't need to teach\Na kid that this means Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.45,0:00:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"four runs" in cricket. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.00,0:00:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It comes as a part\Nof our everyday learning. Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.46,0:00:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I am very interested,\Nfrom the beginning, Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how our knowledge\Nabout everyday objects and gestures, Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we use these objects, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.00,0:00:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be leveraged to our interactions\Nwith the digital world. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:00:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than using a keyboard and mouse, Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.00,0:01:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why can I not use my computer Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the same way that I interact\Nin the physical world? Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I started this exploration\Naround eight years back, Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.00,0:01:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it literally started\Nwith a mouse on my desk. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.00,0:01:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than using it for my computer,\NI actually opened it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of you might be aware\Nthat, in those days, Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.22,0:01:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mouse used to come with a ball inside, Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.24,0:01:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there were two rollers Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.00,0:01:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that actually guide the computer\Nwhere the ball is moving, Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.00,0:01:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, accordingly,\Nwhere the mouse is moving. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.12,0:01:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I was interested in these two rollers, Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.00,0:01:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I actually wanted more, so I borrowed\Nanother mouse from a friend -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.40,0:01:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never returned to him -- Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.00,0:01:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I now had four rollers. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.00,0:01:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interestingly, what I did\Nwith these rollers is, Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically, I took them off of these mouses\Nand then put them in one line. Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It had some strings\Nand pulleys and some springs. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.00,0:01:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I got is basically\Na gesture-interface device Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that actually acts\Nas a motion-sensing device Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.00,0:01:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made for two dollars. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here, whatever movement\NI do in my physical world Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.00,0:02:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually replicated\Ninside the digital world Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.00,0:02:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just using this small device\Nthat I made, around eight years back, Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.12,0:02:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 2000. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.00,0:02:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I was interested\Nin integrating these two worlds, Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.69,0:02:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought of sticky notes. Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.00,0:02:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, "Why can I not connect Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.00,0:02:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the normal interface\Nof a physical sticky note Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.17,0:02:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the digital world?" Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A message written\Non a sticky note to my mom, Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.17,0:02:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on paper, Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.40,0:02:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can come to an SMS, Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe a meeting reminder Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.00,0:02:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,automatically syncs\Nwith my digital calendar -- Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.22,0:02:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a to-do list that automatically\Nsyncs with you. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.00,0:02:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you can also search\Nin the digital world, Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.00,0:02:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe you can write a query, saying, Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.00,0:02:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What is Dr. Smith's address?" Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.00,0:02:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this small system\Nactually prints it out -- Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.22,0:02:44.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it actually acts like a paper\Ninput-output system, Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.72,0:02:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just made out of paper. Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.00,0:02:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In another exploration, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.00,0:02:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought of making a pen\Nthat can draw in three dimensions. Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I implemented this pen\Nthat can help designers and architects Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.00,0:03:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only think in three dimensions, Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.00,0:03:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they can actually draw, Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.00,0:03:05.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that it's more intuitive\Nto use that way. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.07,0:03:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I thought,\N"Why not make a Google Map, Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.14,0:03:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the physical world?" Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.00,0:03:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than typing a keyword\Nto find something, Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.00,0:03:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I put my objects on top of it. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.00,0:03:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I put a boarding pass, it will show me\Nwhere the flight gate is. Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.22,0:03:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A coffee cup will show\Nwhere you can find more coffee, Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.00,0:03:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or where you can trash the cup. Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, these were some\Nof the earlier explorations I did Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.00,0:03:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the goal was to connect\Nthese two worlds seamlessly. Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.00,0:03:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Among all these experiments, Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.00,0:03:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was one thing in common: Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.00,0:03:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was trying to bring\Na part of the physical world Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.53,0:03:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the digital world. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.05,0:03:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was taking some part of the objects, Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.00,0:03:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or any of the intuitiveness of real life, Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.00,0:03:45.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bringing them to the digital world, Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.21,0:03:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the goal was to make\Nour computing interfaces more intuitive. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.26,0:03:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I realized that we humans\Nare not actually interested in computing. Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.00,0:03:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we are interested in is information. Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.00,0:03:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to know about things. Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.00,0:04:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to know about\Ndynamic things going around. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.40,0:04:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I thought, around last year --\Nin the beginning of the last year -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.00,0:04:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started thinking, "Why can I not take\Nthis approach in the reverse way?" Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.12,0:04:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, "How about I take my digital world Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.20,0:04:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and paint the physical world\Nwith that digital information?" Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.15,0:04:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because pixels are actually, right now,\Nconfined in these rectangular devices Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.80,0:04:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that fit in our pockets. Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.57,0:04:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why can I not remove this confine Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.00,0:04:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take that to my everyday\Nobjects, everyday life Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.00,0:04:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that I don't need\Nto learn the new language Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.17,0:04:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for interacting with those pixels? Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.21,0:04:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in order to realize this dream, Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.00,0:04:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually thought of putting\Na big-size projector on my head. Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.00,0:04:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's why this is called\Na head-mounted projector, isn't it? Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.26,0:04:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took it very literally, Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.00,0:04:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and took my bike helmet, Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.00,0:04:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put a little cut over there so that\Nthe projector actually fits nicely. Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.40,0:04:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now, what I can do -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.00,0:04:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can augment the world around me\Nwith this digital information. Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.66,0:04:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But later, Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.90,0:05:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that I actually\Nwanted to interact Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.08,0:05:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with those digital pixels, also. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.70,0:05:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I put a small camera over there\Nthat acts as a digital eye. Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.00,0:05:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later, we moved to a much better, Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.00,0:05:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consumer-oriented pendant version of that, Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.02,0:05:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that many of you now know\Nas the SixthSense device. Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.00,0:05:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the most interesting thing\Nabout this particular technology Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.00,0:05:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you can carry\Nyour digital world with you Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.00,0:05:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherever you go. Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.00,0:05:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can start using any surface,\Nany wall around you, Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.00,0:05:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an interface. Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.00,0:05:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The camera is actually tracking\Nall your gestures. Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.00,0:05:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever you're doing with your hands, Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.00,0:05:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's understanding that gesture. Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.00,0:05:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, actually, if you see,\Nthere are some color markers Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.60,0:05:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in the beginning version\Nwe are using with it. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.10,0:05:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can start painting on any wall. Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.00,0:05:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You stop by a wall,\Nand start painting on that wall. Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.00,0:05:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are not only tracking\None finger, here. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.17,0:05:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are giving you the freedom\Nof using all of both of your hands, Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.00,0:05:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can actually use both of your hands\Nto zoom into or zoom out Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.17,0:05:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a map just by pinching all present. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.17,0:05:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The camera is actually doing --\Njust, getting all the images -- Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.00,0:06:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is doing the edge recognition\Nand also the color recognition Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.00,0:06:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so many other small algorithms\Nare going on inside. Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.00,0:06:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, technically,\Nit's a little bit complex, Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.02,0:06:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it gives you an output which is more\Nintuitive to use, in some sense. Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.52,0:06:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm more excited that you can\Nactually take it outside. Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.40,0:06:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than getting your camera\Nout of your pocket, Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.00,0:06:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can just do the gesture\Nof taking a photo, Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.00,0:06:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it takes a photo for you. Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.00,0:06:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.00,0:06:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.60,0:06:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And later I can find a wall, anywhere, Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.00,0:06:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start browsing those photos Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.00,0:06:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe, "OK, I want to modify\Nthis photo a little bit Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.70,0:06:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and send it as an email to a friend." Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.71,0:06:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we are looking for an era Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.00,0:06:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where computing will actually merge\Nwith the physical world. Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.00,0:06:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, of course,\Nif you don't have any surface, Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.00,0:06:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can start using your palm\Nfor simple operations. Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.00,0:06:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, I'm dialing a phone number\Njust using my hand. Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.88,0:06:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The camera is actually not\Nonly understanding your hand movements, Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.00,0:06:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, interestingly, Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.20,0:06:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also able to understand what objects\Nyou are holding in your hand. Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.01,0:07:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, in this case, Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.00,0:07:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the book cover is matched Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.00,0:07:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with so many thousands,\Nor maybe millions of books online, Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.00,0:07:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and checking out which book it is. Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.00,0:07:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once it has that information, Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.50,0:07:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it finds out more reviews about that, Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.40,0:07:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe New York Times\Nhas a sound overview on that, Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.00,0:07:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can actually hear,\Non a physical book, Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.12,0:07:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a review as sound. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.00,0:07:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Famous talk\Nat Harvard University... Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.20,0:07:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was Obama's visit last week to MIT. Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.00,0:07:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) And particularly I want\Nto thank two outstanding MIT... Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.49,0:07:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pranav Mistry: So, I was seeing\Nthe live [video] of his talk, Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.55,0:07:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside, on just a newspaper. Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.00,0:07:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your newspaper will show you\Nlive weather information Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.00,0:07:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than having it updated. Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.63,0:07:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to check your computer\Nin order to do that, right? Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.50,0:07:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.00,0:07:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I'm going back,\NI can just use my boarding pass Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.00,0:07:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to check how much my flight\Nhas been delayed, Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.12,0:07:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because at that particular time, Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.00,0:07:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not feeling like opening my iPhone, Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.00,0:07:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and checking out a particular icon. Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.00,0:08:03.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think this technology\Nwill not only change the way -- Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.16,0:08:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.16,0:08:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes. Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.20,0:08:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will change the way\Nwe interact with people, also, Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.70,0:08:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only the physical world. Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.24,0:08:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fun part is, I'm going\Nto the Boston metro, Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.00,0:08:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and playing a pong game inside the train\Non the ground, right? Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.00,0:08:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.10,0:08:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think the imagination\Nis the only limit Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.22,0:08:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of what you can think of Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.00,0:08:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when this kind of technology\Nmerges with real life. Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.50,0:08:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But many of you argue, actually, Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.40,0:08:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that all of our work is not\Nonly about physical objects. Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.10,0:08:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually do lots\Nof accounting and paper editing Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.10,0:08:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all those kinds of things;\Nwhat about that? Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.42,0:08:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many of you are excited\Nabout the next-generation tablet computers Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.00,0:08:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come out in the market. Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.00,0:08:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, rather than waiting for that, Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.00,0:08:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually made my own,\Njust using a piece of paper. Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.00,0:08:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what I did here\Nis remove the camera -- Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.02,0:08:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the webcam cameras have\Na microphone inside the camera. Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.00,0:08:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I removed the microphone from that, Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.00,0:08:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then just pinched that -- Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.00,0:08:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like I just made a clip\Nout of the microphone -- Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.00,0:09:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and clipped that to a piece of paper,\Nany paper that you found around. Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.00,0:09:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now the sound of the touch Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.00,0:09:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is getting me when exactly\NI'm touching the paper. Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.00,0:09:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the camera is actually tracking\Nwhere my fingers are moving. Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.00,0:09:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can of course watch movies. Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.00,0:09:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video) Good afternoon.\NMy name is Russell... Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.00,0:09:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am a Wilderness\NExplorer in Tribe 54." Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.00,0:09:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PM: And you can of course play games. Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.00,0:09:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Car engine) Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.00,0:09:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, the camera is actually understanding\Nhow you're holding the paper Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.36,0:09:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and playing a car-racing game. Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.00,0:09:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.40,0:09:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of you already must have\Nthought, OK, you can browse. Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.20,0:09:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. Of course you can\Nbrowse to any websites Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.50,0:09:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you can do all sorts\Nof computing on a piece of paper Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.20,0:09:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherever you need it. Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.40,0:09:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, more interestingly, Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.00,0:09:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm interested in how we can\Ntake that in a more dynamic way. Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.00,0:09:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I come back to my desk,\NI can just pinch that information Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.00,0:09:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back to my desktop Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.00,0:09:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I can use my full-size computer. Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.00,0:10:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.00,0:10:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why only computers?\NWe can just play with papers. Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.00,0:10:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paper world is interesting to play with. Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.00,0:10:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, I'm taking a part of a document, Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.00,0:10:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and putting over here a second part\Nfrom a second place, Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.00,0:10:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm actually modifying the information\Nthat I have over there. Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.00,0:10:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. And I say, "OK, this looks nice,\Nlet me print it out, that thing." Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.00,0:10:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I now have a print-out of that thing. Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.40,0:10:28.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the workflow is more intuitive, Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.75,0:10:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we used to do it\Nmaybe 20 years back, Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.00,0:10:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than now switching\Nbetween these two worlds. Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.00,0:10:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as a last thought, Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.00,0:10:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that integrating\Ninformation to everyday objects Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.40,0:10:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will not only help us to get rid\Nof the digital divide, Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.00,0:10:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the gap between these two worlds, Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.00,0:10:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but will also help us, in some way, Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.00,0:10:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stay human, Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.00,0:10:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be more connected\Nto our physical world. Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.41,0:11:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it will actually help us\Nnot end up being machines Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.00,0:11:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sitting in front of other machines. Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.51,0:11:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's all. Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.00,0:11:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.00,0:11:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.20,0:11:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.00,0:11:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chris Anderson: So, Pranav,\Nfirst of all, you're a genius. Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.00,0:11:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is incredible, really. Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.00,0:11:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are you doing with this?\NIs there a company being planned? Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.12,0:11:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or is this research forever, or what? Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.00,0:11:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pranav Mistry: So, there are\Nlots of companies, Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.30,0:11:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sponsor companies of Media Lab\Ninterested in taking this ahead Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.32,0:11:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in one or another way. Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.53,0:11:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Companies like mobile-phone operators Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.53,0:11:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to take this in a different way\Nthan the NGOs in India, Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.42,0:11:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking, "Why can we only\Nhave 'Sixth Sense'? Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.62,0:11:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should have a 'Fifth Sense'\Nfor missing-sense people who cannot speak. Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.10,0:11:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This technology can be used for them\Nto speak out in a different way Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.42,0:11:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe a speaker system." Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.72,0:12:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: What are your own plans?\NAre you staying at MIT, Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.20,0:12:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or are you going to do\Nsomething with this? Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.30,0:12:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PM: I'm trying to make this\Nmore available to people Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.85,0:12:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that anyone can develop\Ntheir own SixthSense device, Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.55,0:12:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the hardware is actually\Nnot that hard to manufacture Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.00,0:12:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or hard to make your own. Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.00,0:12:15.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will provide all the open source\Nsoftware for them, Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.60,0:12:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe starting next month. Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.00,0:12:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: Open source? Wow. Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.00,0:12:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.00,0:12:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: Are you going to come back to India\Nwith some of this, at some point? Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.45,0:12:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PM: Yeah. Yes, yes, of course. Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.00,0:12:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: What are your plans? MIT? India? Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.00,0:12:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are you going to split\Nyour time going forward? Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.50,0:12:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PM: There is a lot of energy here.\NLots of learning. Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.00,0:12:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this work that you have seen\Nis all about my learning in India. Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.00,0:12:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, if you see, it's more about\Nthe cost-effectiveness: Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.00,0:12:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this system costs you $300 Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.00,0:12:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to the $20,000 surface tables,\Nor anything like that. Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.00,0:12:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe even the $2 mouse gesture system\Nat that time was costing around $5,000? Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.00,0:12:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I showed that, at a conference,\Nto President Abdul Kalam, at that time, Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.00,0:13:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then he said, "OK, we should use this\Nin Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.55,0:13:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for some use of that." Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.00,0:13:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm excited about how I can bring\Nthe technology to the masses Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.12,0:13:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than just keeping that technology\Nin the lab environment. Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.14,0:13:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.00,0:13:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CA: Based on the people we've seen at TED, Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.14,0:13:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say you're truly\None of the two or three Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.50,0:13:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,best inventors in the world right now. Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.40,0:13:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an honor to have you at TED. Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.00,0:13:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much. Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.00,0:13:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's fantastic. Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.20,0:13:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)